"Consumers need to know when social media influencers are being paid or have any other material connection to the brands endorsed in their posts", said FTC Acting Chairman Maureen Ohlhausen. The FTC will be monitoring Martin can Cassell's businesses for future infractions, any of which could carry a fine of up to $40,654.

The Federal Trade Commission has finally settled its first ever complaint against a social media influencer. Such skins can essentially be used as gambling chips, since they can exchanged at Valve's Steam Marketplace for real cash, with Valve taking a 15 percent cut.

The decision means that neither TmarTn or Syndicate will be fined by the FTC or have criminal charges brought against them.

According to the FTC complaint, company president Martin and vice president Cassell posted videos of themselves on YouTube showing themselves winning skins on the site and telling others to gamble there. It also puts the company under increased scrutiny by the FTC's enforcement division, which monitors defendants compliance with such orders. Previously revised in 2015, the newly updated version includes more than 20 additional questions and answers addressing specific questions social media influencers and marketers may have about whether and how to disclose material connections in their posts.

This latest enforcement ties in neatly with that goal as the latest step in a series of warnings and enforcements around the topic of influencers and marketing dating back to 2009.

The FTC also claims it has sent letters to a further 21 social media influencers relating to the subject. It has also sent 21 warning letters to unname "influencers" who were contacted earlier this year about Instagram posts with undisclosed endorsements as well.

At no point does the FTC touch the issue that significant numbers of Martin and Cassell's audience are underage when it comes to gambling law.

Share

Related Articles

A Destiny 2 tribute greeted returning Destiny players, reminding them of their accomplishments in the first game in the series. A confirmation from Bungie still need to be made, probably in a couple of weeks after the Raid and Trial of Osiris are online.

If Ohio State does lose a game, their best case scenario is for that loss to come this weekend against fifth-ranked Oklahoma . A relatively young and inexperienced Ohio State team went into Norman, Okla., and manhandled the Sooners in a 45-24 victory.

Earlier this week the US House of Representatives approved roughly $8 billion in initial emergency aid for relief and rebuilding. The Times told their story on Thursday. "I don't like that", Irma said. "I don't know how that worked out".

Streaming giants Spotify and Hulu are teaming up to combine their services in a plan built for college students who love to binge. Existing Premium for Student members should go to their accounts to switch plans.

Coming to the connectivity options, Honor V9 Play contains the 4G VoLTE, GPS, Micro USB port, 3.5mm audio jack, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi. On the front, we can notice the 5-megapixel shooter and it has the f/2.4 aperture and we can use it for capturing the selfies.

However, the organisation that oversees the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday said the 1991 prize awarded to Suu Kyi can not be revoked. More than 165,000 people have arrived in Bangladesh, and the United Nations estimates this could hit 300,000 before too long.

Mr Barnier rejected the UK's initial proposals for a border with Ireland, claiming they could compromise the single market. He said: "The UK wants to use Ireland as a kind of test case for the future EU-UK customs relations".

Foxx was snapped by a photographer with his arm around the Dawson's Creek actress at a charity bash in The Hamptons. Sources claimed they were dating on the down low and described how the pair would sneak to each others' houses.

It does not matter if the player is convicted of a crime or not and is based exclusively on an investigation by the league. Accordingly, the Court finds that the NFLPA demonstrated a substantial likelihood of success on the merits.

Carreno Busta : My US Open moment just as important as Nadal
Nadal hopes to win his 16th career grand slam and his third in the US Open . "I mean, Rafa now is playing within himself a lot". Anderson continues to serve extremely well and is coming off a match in which he had 69 percent of his first serves in play.

Awe-inspiring Nadal crushes Del Potro to reach final
In the process, the 31 year old became the lowest-ranked finalist at the tournament since the ATP rankings began in 1973. Anderson will now face Rafa Nadal in the final after the Spaniard overcame Juan Martin del Potro .

UberX Plans to Go All-Electric in London by 2019
The first 1,000 people to hand over a diesel vehicle with a pre-Euro 4 emissions standard will be given £1,500 in Uber credit. Uber will also be installing a network of rapid chargers that will be exclusively used by Uber drivers with electric vehicles.

Tropical Storm Jose forms over the open Atlantic
NASA's Aqua satellite captured infrared temperature data on the eastern side of Hurricane Katia on September 7 at 3:29 a.m. Hurricane Jose is in the open Atlantic, some 815 miles (1,310 km) east of the Caribbean's Lesser Antilles islands.

Quick Spin — Nissan Leaf Review
There would be a bunch of extra features also available inside the auto , which is yet to be revealed by the company. On the day of the Leaf rollout, General Motors announced that the Bolt is now available in all 50 USA states.